Toddler Protection Garment Assembly

ABSTRACT

A toddler protection garment assembly for inhibiting a toddler from walking into objects includes a harness that is wearable over a toddler&#39;s shoulders. A disk is coupled to the harness having the harness being centrally positioned in the disk such that the disk surrounds the toddler when the harness is worn on the toddler. In this way the disk inhibits the toddler from contacting objects when the toddler is walking. A toroid is coupled to the disk such that the toroid surrounds the disk. The toroid is resiliently compressible to cushion impact against objects.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to protection devices and more particularlypertains to a new protection device for inhibiting a toddler fromwalking into objects.

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The prior art relates to protection devices including an inflatableannular ring that is positionable around a toddler for protecting thetoddler from walking into objects. The prior art discloses a baby walkerthat includes a pair of shoulder straps and a cone that surrounds a babywhen the shoulder straps are worn on the baby for inhibiting the babyfrom walking into objects. The prior art discloses an infant floatationdevice that is formed into an open ring for wearing around an infant'swaist. The prior art also discloses an inflatable infant play harnessthat is formed into a ring that is wearable around an infant's waist.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above bygenerally comprising a harness that is wearable over a toddler'sshoulders. A disk is coupled to the harness having the harness beingcentrally positioned in the disk such that the disk surrounds thetoddler when the harness is worn on the toddler. In this way the diskinhibits the toddler from contacting objects when the toddler iswalking. A toroid is coupled to the disk such that the toroid surroundsthe disk. The toroid is resiliently compressible to cushion impactagainst objects.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the disclosure in order that the detailed descriptionthereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that thepresent contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There areadditional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafterand which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features ofnovelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out withparticularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of thisdisclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than thoseset forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to thefollowing detailed description thereof. Such description makes referenceto the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a toddler protection garmentassembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a right side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through6 thereof, a new protection device embodying the principles and conceptsof an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by thereference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6, the toddler protection garmentassembly 10 generally comprises a harness 12 that is wearable over atoddler's shoulders 14 for supporting an object on the toddler'sshoulders 14. The harness 12 comprises a waist belt 16 that has a firstend 18 and a second end 20. The harness 12 includes a first buckle 22that has the first end 18 extending therethrough for retaining the firstbuckle 22 on the waist belt 16. The harness 12 also includes a secondbuckle 24 that has the second end 20 extending therethrough forretaining the second buckle 24 on the waist belt 16. Moreover, the firstbuckle 22 is releasably matable to the second buckle 24 such that thewaist belt 16 forms a closed loop to retain the waist belt 16 around thetoddler's waist 26. The harness 12 includes a pair of first adjustmentslides 28. The waist belt 16 extends through each of the firstadjustment slides 28 thereby facilitating the first adjustment slides 28to adjust the diameter of the closed loop formed by the waist belt 16.

The harness 12 includes a pair of shoulder straps 30, each of theshoulder straps 30 has a primary end 32 and a secondary end 34 and theprimary end 32 of each of the shoulder straps 30 is coupled to the waistbelt 16. The secondary end 34 of each of the shoulder straps 30 islooped around the waist belt 16 such that each of the shoulder straps 30forms an arch extending upwardly from the waist belt 16. In this wayeach of the shoulder straps 30 can be extended over a respective one ofthe toddler's shoulders 14. The harness 12 includes a pair of secondadjustment slides 36 and each of the shoulder straps 30 extends througha respective one of the second adjustment slides 36 for adjusting alength of the shoulder straps 30.

A disk 38 is coupled to the harness 12 and the harness 12 is centrallypositioned in the disk 38 such that the disk 38 surrounds the toddlerwhen the harness 12 is worn on the toddler. In this way the disk 38inhibits the toddler from contacting objects, such as table edges andfurniture, when the toddler is walking. The disk 38 has a top surface40, a bottom surface 42 and a perimeter edge 44 extending therebetween.The disk 38 has an opening 46 extending through the top surface 40 andthe bottom surface 42 and the opening 46 is centrally positioned on thedisk 38. The opening 46 has a bounding edge 48 and a partial diameter ofthe bounding edge 48 is coupled to the waist belt 16 having the firstend 18 and the second end 20 of the waist belt 16 being uncoupled fromthe bounding edge 48. The disk 38 may be comprised of a mesh material,or other fluid permeable material, thereby facilitating liquid, such asjuice or milk, to pass through the disk 38 when the liquid is spilled onthe disk 38.

The disk 38 has an aperture 50 extending through the top surface 40 andthe bottom surface 42 to receive a beverage container. The aperture 50is positioned between the perimeter edge 44 and the opening 46. A cupholder 52 is coupled to and extends downwardly from the bottom surface42 of the disk 38. The cup holder 52 is aligned with the aperture 50 tosupport the beverage container. The beverage container may be a drinkingcup or other cylindrically shaped beverage container.

A toroid 54 is coupled to the disk 38 such that the toroid 54 surroundsthe disk 38. The toroid 54 is resiliently compressible to cushion impactagainst objects when the toddler walks into the objects. The toroid 54has an outer wall 56 and the outer wall 56 is coupled to the perimeteredge 44 of the disk 38. Moreover, the toroid 54 is hollow and the toroid54 is inflatable.

A fill valve 58 is fluidly coupled to the toroid 54 to facilitate thetoroid 54 to be inflated. The fill valve 58 extends through the outerwall 56 into an interior of the toroid 54. The fill valve 58 ispositionable in an open condition for passing air therethrough tofacilitate the toroid 54 to be inflated or deflated. The fill valve 58is positionable in a closed condition for inhibiting air from passingtherethrough to retain air in the toroid 54.

In use, the toroid 54 is inflated and the harness 12 is worn on thetoddler when the toddler is walking in their home. In this way the disk38 extends around the toddler thereby inhibiting the toddler fromwalking into objects in their home and potentially be injured.Additionally, the toroid 54 cushions impact when the disk 38 strikes theobjects. Additionally, snacks for the toddler can be placed on the disk38 and a beverage container can be stored in the cup holder 52.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized thatthe optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodimentenabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials,shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, aredeemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and allequivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings anddescribed in the specification are intended to be encompassed by anembodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of theprinciples of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operationshown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications andequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of thedisclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used inits non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word areincluded, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. Areference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not excludethe possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless thecontext clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

I claim:
 1. A toddler protection garment assembly for inhibiting atoddler from walking into dangerous objects, said assembly comprising: aharness being wearable over a toddler's shoulders wherein said harnessis configured to support an object on the toddler's shoulders; a diskbeing coupled to said harness having said harness being centrallypositioned in said disk such that said disk surrounds the toddler whensaid harness is worn on the toddler wherein said disk is configured toinhibit the toddler from contacting objects when the toddler is walking;a toroid being coupled to said disk such that said toroid surrounds saiddisk, said toroid being resiliently compressible wherein said toroid isconfigured to cushion impact against objects.
 2. The assembly accordingto claim 1, wherein said harness comprises: a waist belt having a firstend and a second end; a first buckle having said first end extendingtherethrough for retaining said first buckle on said waist belt; asecond buckle having said second end extending therethrough forretaining said second buckle on said waist belt, said first buckle beingreleasably matable to said second buckle such that said waist belt formsa closed loop wherein said waist belt is configured to be retainedaround the toddler's waist; and a pair of first adjustment slides, saidwaist belt extending through each of said first adjustment slidesthereby facilitating said first adjustment slides to adjust the diameterof said closed loop formed by said waist belt.
 3. The assembly accordingto claim 2, wherein said harness comprises: a pair of shoulder straps,each of said shoulder straps having a primary end and a secondary end,said primary end of each of said shoulder straps being coupled to saidwaist belt, said secondary end of each of said shoulder straps beinglooped around said waist belt such that each of said shoulder strapsforms an arch extending upwardly from said waist belt wherein each ofsaid shoulder straps is configured to be extended over a respective oneof the toddler's shoulders; and a pair of second adjustment slides, eachof said shoulder straps extending through a respective one of saidsecond adjustment slides for adjusting a length of said shoulder straps.4. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein said disk has a topsurface, a bottom surface and a perimeter edge extending therebetween,said disk having an opening extending through said top surface and saidbottom surface, said opening being centrally positioned on said disk,said opening having a bounding edge, a partial diameter of said boundingedge being coupled to said waist belt having said first end and saidsecond end of said waist belt being uncoupled from said bounding edge.5. The assembly according to claim 4, wherein said disk has an apertureextending through said top surface and said bottom surface wherein saidaperture is configured to receive a beverage container, said aperturebeing positioned between said perimeter edge and said opening.
 6. Theassembly according to claim 5, further comprising a cup holder beingcoupled to and extending downwardly from said bottom surface of saiddisk, said cup holder being aligned with said aperture wherein said cupholder is configured to support the beverage container.
 7. The assemblyaccording to claim 4, wherein said toroid has an outer wall, said outerwall being coupled to said perimeter edge of said disk, said toroidbeing hollow, said toroid being inflatable.
 8. The assembly according toclaim 7, further comprising a fill valve being fluidly coupled to saidtoroid to facilitate said toroid to be inflated, said fill valveextending through said outer wall into an interior of said toroid, saidfill valve being positionable in an open condition for passing airtherethrough wherein said fill valve is configured to facilitate saidtoroid to be inflated or deflated, said fill valve being positionable ina closed condition for inhibiting air from passing therethrough whereinsaid fill valve is configured to retain air in said toroid.
 9. A toddlerprotection garment assembly for inhibiting a toddler from walking intodangerous objects, said assembly comprising: a harness being wearableover a toddler's shoulders wherein said harness is configured to supportan object on the toddler's shoulders, said harness comprising: a waistbelt having a first end and a second end; a first buckle having saidfirst end extending therethrough for retaining said first buckle on saidwaist belt; a second buckle having said second end extendingtherethrough for retaining said second buckle on said waist belt, saidfirst buckle being releasably matable to said second buckle such thatsaid waist belt forms a closed loop wherein said waist belt isconfigured to be retained around the toddler's waist; a pair of firstadjustment slides, said waist belt extending through each of said firstadjustment slides thereby facilitating said first adjustment slides toadjust the diameter of said closed loop formed by said waist belt; apair of shoulder straps, each of said shoulder straps having a primaryend and a secondary end, said primary end of each of said shoulderstraps being coupled to said waist belt, said secondary end of each ofsaid shoulder straps being looped around said waist belt such that eachof said shoulder straps forms an arch extending upwardly from said waistbelt wherein each of said shoulder straps is configured to be extendedover a respective one of the toddler's shoulders; and a pair of secondadjustment slides, each of said shoulder straps extending through arespective one of said second adjustment slides for adjusting a lengthof said shoulder straps; a disk being coupled to said harness havingsaid harness being centrally positioned in said disk such that said disksurrounds the toddler when said harness is worn on the toddler whereinsaid disk is configured to inhibit the toddler from contacting objectswhen the toddler is walking, said disk having a top surface, a bottomsurface and a perimeter edge extending therebetween, said disk having anopening extending through said top surface and said bottom surface, saidopening being centrally positioned on said disk, said opening having abounding edge, a partial diameter of said bounding edge being coupled tosaid waist belt having said first end and said second end of said waistbelt being uncoupled from said bounding edge, said disk having anaperture extending through said top surface and said bottom surfacewherein said aperture is configured to receive a beverage container,said aperture being positioned between said perimeter edge and saidopening; a cup holder being coupled to and extending downwardly fromsaid bottom surface of said disk, said cup holder being aligned withsaid aperture wherein said cup holder is configured to support thebeverage container; a toroid being coupled to said disk such that saidtoroid surrounds said disk, said toroid being resiliently compressiblewherein said toroid is configured to cushion impact against objects,said toroid having an outer wall, said outer wall being coupled to saidperimeter edge of said disk, said toroid being hollow, said toroid beinginflatable; and a fill valve being fluidly coupled to said toroid tofacilitate said toroid to be inflated, said fill valve extending throughsaid outer wall into an interior of said toroid, said fill valve beingpositionable in an open condition for passing air therethrough whereinsaid fill valve is configured to facilitate said toroid to be inflatedor deflated, said fill valve being positionable in a closed conditionfor inhibiting air from passing therethrough wherein said fill valve isconfigured to retain air in said toroid.